throw
verb (used with object)
to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist.
will throw
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future tenseof throw.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Thad Kousser, a UC-San Diego political science professor, said that electing election skeptics to office doesn’t necessarily mean that they will throw a wrench into the process.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
“It is basically a death march that will throw California over the edge,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It will never end, and no one will throw a big party for me.’”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
If you give one monkey a cucumber slice and you give another monkey a grape, the first monkey will throw the cucumber back at you—probably because you violated its sense of fairness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
If your carapace looks a little like a face, they will throw you back.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
